Montgomery Community Media

Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz, City Councilmembers Cathy Drzyzgula and Michael Sesma and representatives from the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce (GGCC) attended a  ribbon-cutting and grand opening ceremony for LA Fitness’  newest Gaithersburg location on Feb. 15. The new fitness center is located in the new Crown community at 314 Copley Place in Gaithersburg. LA Fitness […]

The Montgomery County Council appointed Cherri Branson to the vacant District 5 Council seat on Jan. 28. District 5 includes the communities of Burtonsville, Colesville, Silver Spring, Takoma Park and White Oak. Branson, a Silver Spring resident, will be sworn in later this afternoon and will serve the remainder of Valerie Ervin’s term, which expires […]

Montgomery County police have charged a Germantown man with two bank robberies. Police said Christopher Lee Guzman, age 29, of the 11400 block of Stoney Point Place in Germantown was arrested on Nov. 12 and charged with two counts of armed robbery and two counts of theft. According to police, one bank robbery occurred on […]

Montgomery County police are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sun Trust bank inside the Safeway store at 12251 Darnestown Road. Police say the suspect entered the bank, approached the counter, and handed a note to the teller claiming that he had a gun. According to police, […]

Detectives from the Montgomery County Police – Major Crimes Division are investigating a bank robbery that occurred on Oct. 25 at a Capital One bank in Gaithersburg. Police said it happened at approximately 9:11 a.m. at 12 Bureau Drive. That’s when 6th District officers responded to the Capital One bank for a report of a […]

UPDATED Montgomery County police are investigating a fatal shooting that was reported at approximately 7:46 a.m. on Oct. 12 in the  19700 block of Crystal Rock Drive, just south of Route 118 in Germantown. According to police, a 49-year-old Germantown woman was transported from the scene to the hospital where she was pronounced dead from her […]

U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, right, visited the Montgomery County Council on Sept. 23 for an informal meeting that covered a wide variety of topics including the impact on Montgomery County if Congress does not reach a budget agreement this fall. Among those attending the meeting in Rockville were, left to right, Councilmembers George Leventhal and […]

Montgomery County police have released a surveillance photo of a commercial burglary suspect and ask for the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect. Detectives have been investigating a commercial burglary that occurred at approximately 9:57 a.m. on June 20 in Silver Spring. Officers responded to the Obesity Society located at 8757 Colesville Road for the […]

The city of Gaithersburg has extended the deadline for entries in the “Citizen Canine” Photo Contest. Residents now have until July 19 to submit images of their four-legged family members. To promote visits to City parks and to celebrate the wonderful world of dogs, residents are encouraged to take photos of their leashed and licensed […]

Over 100 firefighters responded to a three-alarm apartment fire on June 25 in the 19300 block of Club House Road in Montgomery Village and several rescues were made. According to fire officials, the first arriving units encountered heavy fire conditions throughout the building with fire blazing through the roof. More resources were quickly requested. As […]